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International
Council Of Benchmarking Coordinators™ brings
benchmarking professionals together to improve business
processes. There is no fee for general membership
and members may select activities to meet their needs.
Benefits
of Membership
- Periodic Meetings
- Networking Opportunities for Benchmarking Coordinators
- Access to Training
- Newsletter
- Group & Individual
Studies
Mission
To
identify "Best in Class" business processes,
which, when implemented, will lead member companies
to
exceptional performance as perceived by their customers.
Objectives
- To
conduct benchmarking
studies of important
business processes.
- To
create a cooperative
environment where full
understanding of the
performance and enablers
of "best in class" business
processes can be obtained
and shared at reasonable
cost.
- To
use the efficiency
of the consortium to
obtain process performance
data and related best
practices.
- To
support the use of
benchmarking to facilitate
process improvement
and the achievement
of total quality.
Membership
The
scope of ICOBC™ membership includes individuals
who are employed in Benchmarking capacities in a
variety
of industries.
Company
membership will be considered with respect to compliance
with ICOBC™ mission, goals and operating guidelines,
as well as, qualification of the organization within
the scope of membership.
Participation
in specific efforts will be optional and open only
to members with costs shared by the participants.
Members pay only if they join a specific study. Currently,
membership in ICOBC™ is free.
We reserve the right to review membership applications and to make the final
decision whether or not to accept any application. Consulting firms are ineligible
for membership.
Benefits
of Membership
Studies:
ICOBC™ will
identify and present to members opportunities
to participate in Benchmarking studies on various
topics addressing issues of importance to
respective
industries.
There are two types of Benchmarking studies provided:
- Consortium
studies are offered to the membership as a whole
with costs divided.
- Single
company sponsored studies addressing the interest
of one member company can be offered to other
selected members for no fee.
Cost:
Currently,
membership in ICOBC™ is FREE! Meetings
may have a small fee. Costs of studies are shared
by the participants.
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find out more
information:
Call (281) 440-5044
or
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